Welcome to Cultural Heritage and Preservation Studies

There are two parts to Chaps:

The MA Program:

The MA Track is a two year degree program (30 credits) that emphasizes the development of a broad understanding of heritage contexts and policies along with development of professional skills. It is open to students with a bachelor degree or its equivalent. Read More...

Certificate Program in Historic Preservation

The Certificate in Historic Preservation offers students a theoretical and practical introduction to the fields of cultural heritage and historic preservation through a combination of special courses and supervised internships. The Certificate will be conferred only in conjunction with the awarding a BA or graduate degree in an established department or other degree-granting program of the University. .
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CHAPS Courses
Graduate and undergraduate courses are interdisciplinary and open to qualified students throughout the university on a space available basis. Students interested in individual courses are welcome.

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Fall 2009

Inaugural Reception
September 24, 2009, 5:00-7:30

Lectures
“ What I do and why I do it:” A series of informal discussions, Mondays 5:00-7:00.

October 12
Denise Budd
ARTWATCH
Issues of Conservation and Preservation

October 19
Victoria Reed
Monica S. Sadler Assistant Curator for Provenance at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
WW II
Provenance and Restitution Issues

November 9
Bill Wright
Dealer in African Art
Director, William Wright Gallery Soho and
Bellemeade, NJ
Ethical approaches to dealing in African Art

November 16
Architectural Historian and Director of Business Development
Farewell, Mills, Gatsch Architects
Preservation: The World of the Practitioner

Field Trips

October 23
Metropolitan Museum, New York
SAFE Tour of the Met with Oscar Muscarella

November 2
University of Pennsylvania
Lecture by James Cuno, Director Institute of Fine Arts Chicago
Museums. Antiquities, and Cultural Property
2010

SPRING 2010
Conference
Cultural Heritage Now: Prospects, Directions, Futures
A Public Conversation
April, 10, 10:00-5:00 The Scholarly Communication Center, Alexander Library